We need to study His Word daily. We need to study and memorize it! This weapon is "not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds"! (2 Cor. 10:4)
Grab some coffee, your Bible, a journal, a pen, and anything else you may need to study such as a Concordance or Bible Dictionary, and let's get started. Read through Matthew 24:29-51. You can also read it online HERE!!!
I a so grateful to have Melissa Powell is leading us through this passage! Don't forget to come back tomorrow for more of the Word and Food with Friends! I saw a picture for the recipe for tomorrow, and I am hungry just thinking about it! ☺(Love, Tera)
While doing this Bible study on Matthew, I find it hard not to wish I was a disciple. Walking with Jesus, talking with Jesus, hearing His stories, and getting to see Him face to face. Well, in this study today, we read that one day we will see Him again. Hallelujah! Matthew 24:30 At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. I also like when it says all the nations of the earth will see him, not just Christians, but everyone, will see him coming on the clouds with power.
Then Jesus tells them the parable about the fig tree. He says in Matt. 24:32 As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. Verse 34 says, I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away but my words will never pass away. When I read this I can't help but think of the people that I have heard say that Christians have said the end is coming soon but doubt because generations before them have pasted away. I guess the question is do you believe what The Bible says "this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened". I don't know about you, but I choose to believe what the Bible says.
The day and the hour unknown- It says in verse 36 No one knows about the day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Verse 38 talks about the flood that came when Noah was alive. After reading this I realized that we all need to be our own Noahs, preparing ourselves and our love ones for the second coming. God spoke to Noah and told him to prepare and that is the same way God speaks to us through His Word and tells us to prepare.
Verse 42 says Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. He then tells a story of a man, who if he would have known what time the thief was coming to his home, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. Verse 44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. Here is another instruction from The Lord to be ready.
The last paragraph in chapter 24 talks about the faithful and unfaithful servant. The faithful servant took care of the other servants when his master was away. When he came back unannounced and saw that he was taking care of the other servants, he put the faithful servant in charge of all his possessions. But the unfaithful servant said to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,' and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with the drunkards. When the master came on a day when he did not expect him and an hour he was not aware of, here is what it says he'll do. verse 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Lets all get ourselves prepared for Christ. Settle your Salvation today because our Lord is coming soon. If you already have Jesus in your heart, it is our responsibility to share the gospel of Christ with others.
Extra Study time:
While I was studying for this lesson, I wrote down how each verse of Matthew 24:29-51 made me feel.
For example: Matt. 24:30 They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. *This part of the verse made me feel excited and expectant.*
Feel free to put some of yours down in the comments on this blog or share the page on Facebook, and put your scripture along with the way it made you feel when you read it.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: MELISSA POWELL is the wife of 7 years to James, and step mother to two children. She works full-time and still serves as Co-Director of Children's Church at Freedom Fellowship in Silsbee, Texas.
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Noah was preparing for something he had never experienced, the flooding of the earth. It was an absurd thought, but he faithfully followed God, whom he trusted, and built and prepared according to His instructions. We are in the same boat (heehee)! We are preparing for something we have never seen and can barely wrap our thoughts around. We must trust God and follow His Word to be prepared for what we expectantly believe and trust will come to pass...the glorious second coming of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!
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